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Webster 1913 Edition


Bedpan

Bed′panˊ

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Noun.
1.
A pan for warming beds.
Nares.
2.
A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be used by a sick person in bed.

Definition 2024


bedpan

bedpan

English

Noun

bedpan (plural bedpans)

  1. A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.
    The nurse emptied the patient's bedpan each morning.

Synonyms

  • See Wikisaurus:chamber pot

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